Jurors resume deliberations in Westport child rape case

FALL RIVER — Jurors will resume deliberations in Superior Court today in the case of a 37-year-old Westport man charged with raping a 6-year-old girl.

FALL RIVER — Jurors will resume deliberations in Superior Court today in the case of a 37-year-old Westport man charged with raping a 6-year-old girl.

The jury in the trial of Joshua Miguel deliberated for about two hours Monday before adjourning for the day. Jurors will resume their deliberations this morning.

Miguel is charged with two counts of statutory rape of a child, two counts of dissemination of material harmful to a minor and one count of rape of a child with force, according to Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for the District Attorney's Office.

Westport Detective Jeff Majewski said the abuse occurred on diverse dates between January 2010 and September 2011 when the victim was between the ages of four and six.

The victim told police she was abused several times at the suspect's home, while his child, who was 1 at the time, was present in the same room, police said.

The child also told investigators he would force her to watch adult pornography while assaulting her, according to Majewski.

Police found pornographic DVDs and magazines inside the suspect's home, he said.